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Alternative Title:
Emerg Infect Dis
Personal Author:
Barber, Loren M. ; Schleier, Jerome J. ; Peterson, Robert K.D.
Barber, Loren M. ; Schleier, Jerome J. ; Peterson, Robert K.D. Less -
Description:
In 2005, an outbreak of West Nile virus (WNV) disease occurred in Sacramento County, California; 163 human cases were reported. In response to WNV surveillance indicating increased WNV activity, the Sacramento-Yolo Mosquito and Vector Control District conducted an emergency aerial spray. We determined the economic impact of the outbreak, including the vector control event and the medical cost to treat WNV disease. WNV disease in Sacramento County cost approximately $2.28 million for medical treatment and patients' productivity loss for both West Nile fever and West Nile neuroinvasive disease. Vector control cost approximately $701,790, including spray procedures and overtime hours. The total economic impact of WNV was $2.98 million. A cost-benefit analysis indicated that only 15 cases of West Nile neuroinvasive disease would need to be prevented to make the emergency spray cost-effective.
Subject:
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Adolescent
Aged
Animals
Child
Child, Preschool
Cost-Benefit Analysis
Disease Outbreaks
Health Care Costs
Humans
Middle Aged
Mosquito Control
Research
West Nile Fever

Source:
Emerg Infect Dis. 16(3):480-486.
Document Type:
Journal Article
Place as Subject:
California
Collection(s):
Emerging Infectious Diseases
Main Document Checksum:
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urn:sha256:90446183e9c17e0703480512a20279cf8e55e15c03aad9b0daf3b2d1e4b25562
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